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College graduates

THE BOSTON GLOBE
N.E. hits highs in education
High school dropouts are rapidly disappearing from the adult population in New England, while those with a bachelor's degree or higher reached a historic high in 2000, according to US Census figures released yesterday, reflecting an increasingly sophisticated economy that requires less muscle and more brainpower.
-By Cindy Rodríguez and Bill Dedman, Boston Globe, 05/22/02

The following information comes from the Census Bureau an is for a population 25 years and older with a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. Rankings done by the Boston Globe:

Mass. cities and towns

The 2000 census

College graduates
A map showing percentage of population age 25 and older with a college degree:

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Mass. cities and towns: The 2000 census; Ranked by highest % of graduates, HTML | Excel; Ranked by lowest % of graduates, HTML | Excel; Alphabetical order, HTML | Excel; Ranked by population, HTML | Excel; Levels of educational attainment, 2000, HTML | Excel; Historical trends in educational attainment, 1980-2000, HTML | Excel; The Nineties; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1990-2000, HTML | Excel; The Eighties; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-1990, HTML | Excel; The past two decades combined; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-2000, HTML | Excel

New England cities and towns: The 2000 census; Ranked by highest % of graduates, HTML | Excel; The Nineties, only towns with population of 10,000 and above; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1990-2000, HTML | Excel; The Eighties, only towns with population of 10,000 and above; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-1990, HTML | Excel; The past two decades combined, only towns with population of 10,000 and above; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-2000, HTML | Excel

Mass. counties: The 2000 census; Ranked by highest % of graduates, HTML | Excel; The Nineties; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1990-2000, HTML | Excel; The Eighties; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-1990, HTML | Excel; The past two decades combined; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-2000, HTML | Excel

New England counties: The 2000 census; Ranked by highest % of graduates, HTML | Excel; The Nineties; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1990-2000, HTML | Excel; The Eighties; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-1990, HTML | Excel; The past two decades combined; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-2000, HTML | Excel

New England states: The 2000 census; Ranked by highest % of graduates, HTML | Excel; Levels of educational attainment, 2000, HTML | Excel; Historical trends in educational attainment, 1980-2000, HTML | Excel; The Nineties; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1990-2000, HTML | Excel; The Eighties; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-1990, HTML | Excel; The past two decades combined; Ranked by largest change in % college graduates, 1980-2000, HTML | Excel